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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Yeah what, exactly, does distinguish "affirmative
action" from reverse discrimination or racism? After all, it couldn't
be a case of "mean ol' white guy discriminated against (fill in
the blank) so it's only fair that we discriminate against him for awhile to even
things up." That would seem to be "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>a
variation of the Two Wrongs make a Right fallacy</FONT>" and we all know
that rationalization won't fly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>g</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Tom Hansen" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Joe Campbell" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:philosopher.joe@gmail.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>philosopher.joe@gmail.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial
size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cc: <</FONT><A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 11:14 AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Reverse
Racism?</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2>> And your definition, Joe, would be . . . ?<BR>> <BR>> Tom
Hansen<BR>> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> <BR>>> According to this definition,
any kind of affirmative action would be<BR>>> an instance of
discrimination and racism. That strikes me as absurd.<BR>>><BR>>>
Joe Campbell<BR>>><BR>>> On May 30, 2009, at 8:10 AM, "Tom Hansen"
<</FONT><A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>thansen@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2>>
wrote:<BR>>><BR>>>> Courtesy of Wikipedia
at:<BR>>>><BR>>>> </FONT><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_racism"><FONT face=Arial
size=2>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_racism</FONT></A><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2>>>><BR>>>> "Reverse discrimination
(sometimes called "reverse racism") is, in its<BR>>>> simplest form,
the practice of favoring members of a historically<BR>>>> disadvantaged
group at the expense of members of a historically<BR>>>>
advantaged<BR>>>> group."<BR>>>><BR>>>> Tom
Hansen<BR>>>> Moscow,
Idaho<BR>>>><BR>>>><BR>>>>><BR>>>>>
What is "reverse" racism?<BR>>>>><BR>>>>> Ellen A.
Roskovich<BR>> <BR>>
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